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Title: Facebook, Eutelsat to Use Satellites to Spread Net Across Sub-Saharan Africa Post by: HCK on October 06, 2015, 03:00:17 am Facebook, Eutelsat to Use Satellites to Spread Net Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook and Eutelsat have entered a partnership to leverage satellite technology to provide Internet access to remote parts of sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative, which includes a multiyear agreement with Spacecom, will utilize the entire broadband payload on the future AMOS-6 satellite as the backbone of a dedicated system that will include satellite capacity, gateways and terminals. Source: Facebook, Eutelsat to Use Satellites to Spread Net Across Sub-Saharan Africa (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82566.html?rss=1) |